Crochet-ring.



11,191,457. vPatented Jmy18,`1916.

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UNITED 1 sTATES PATENT OFFICE. c

SABINA IENROD, 0F YUCHILL, NEBRASKA.

CROCHET-RIN G.

Toallwlwm t may concern.'

Be it known that I, SAB1NA-PENR0D, citizen of the United States, residing at Yucahill, in the county of Custer and State of 5 Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Crochet-Rings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention bands, Vand more particularly to 'a ring of a yarn,I or

20 4`which is readily receivable on a finger of the `users hand, and means is provided, on the" ring to guide a th ead or the like in ise.

A stillfurther 'object of my invention is' z5 to provide guides on the ring which are so formed as to facilitate insertion thereinto and movement therethrough of a thread or the like.

With the above and other objects in view so my invention resides preferably in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth in lthe specilication and illustrated in the accompanying dlgwings, in which-"- 'sa -'j igure l is a perspective view illustrating my invention as a whole and showing its application in use. Fig. 2 is a transverse secltional view of-the ring. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of my improved ring,

i 40 and Fig. 4 is a front elevation ofthesame. Similar reference claractersindicate similar parts throughout the var1ous views of the drawings. l 'Referring'i'more 'particularly to the drawings in which the preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated, I provide a ring' 1 of any suitable material, the said'ring being substantially arcuate inv cross section, 'as indicated at 2 to provide a` substantial x annular curved structure, this struct'uiaffording means to assist 'in the guidancehof threads ort the like, as hereinafter set forth' ,in detail, and also facilitating the insertion of a 'finger of the users hand,l asgillustrated to advantage in Fig. .1. The degree of curvature of the arcuate n Specication of Letters Patent.

Application led February 16, 1915. Serial No.

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relates tov flnger'rings orjftially intermediate. peculiar form. l1aving'improvements carried crocheta ring of the above-described charr vide a ring of the above-described: character the vfreel'end'of the thread k 1,. 'an'ddesignated 121may ring l may be' Patented July 1s, 1916.

changed at will in the manufacture ofthe device, I ldesiring tov lay stress on thefact that the curving of the ring in the manner shown is oneof its most advantageous fea- Iprvide a plurality of guides which are disposed in spaced-apart relation substanthe marginal edges 3 and 4 of,` the ring, 4the saidguides being looped and comprising a plurality of hook members 5 and 6, integral y` formed or otherwise carried by the ring 1, the outer free eX- tremities of the said hook members 5 and 6 overlapping in spaced relationas indicated at in Fig. 3, whereby the like may be readily inserted intoJ the loops formed by the hook members 5and6,

and from vwhich dislodgment of the twinev under normal conditions` is prohibited. One or the other of the hook. members 5`and 6 may slightly resilient` in nature so that they may be separated slightly upon insertion ofthe thread therebetween, and will return to their normal positions .after the thread has passed into the loop. The posiv tion of the thread is shown to advantage in Fig. 1, theusers hand being designated 8 a thread, twine or' and the index finger thereof 9, onV which the ring l is received, and the yarn, thread or the like is designated 10. `It will be noted in this view that the thread 10 passes through two of the loop members mentioned, these loop members c in formation,` a descriptlon of one of them being hereinbefore set forth in detail. The number of `these loop members may be readilychanged to suit the conditions, but I have found that a pair of them operate to distinct advantage and therefore have shown but a pair. For the sake of'simplicity in describing my device, the loops formed by the hook members 5 and 6 have been shown designated by the numeral 11 in Fig. 1.

he use of my improvement,'its advantages and construction should be gathered from the above description, and while the device has/been shown as applied to the index finger, its advantages in thisposition do not iiecessarily forbfid its use on other fingensof either hand of the user, but it has been foi wi that under a great many conditions tliiiy, position is very advantageous, as 10 shown in Fig. be engaged by the other fing rs of-the handso as to proper-...tensioning of the thread in use or the portions 10 and 12 of the thread may be intersected and looped over the ring so that friction between the portions l0 and l2 may insure proper tensioning of the thread.

A distinct advantage of my invention resides in the fact that when in position its use prevents the thread l0 or the like from making any mark or marks upon the lingers of the user, the device not alone providing a guide and tensioning device but adds very much to the comfort of the user and the facility with which crocheting and other such tedious work may be accomplished.

While I have shown and described my i11- vention as possessing a peculiar form and construction, it is desired that it be understood that I may make such changesin the details thereof that do not depart from the spirit andy scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Pat-l ent, is:

Copies ananas? 1. A thread guide for use on one of the fingers of the hand including a ring of substantially arcuate cross section forming a channeled guide, a plurality of guiding and retaining elements thereon comprising loops formed from hook members having their extremities in overlapped spaced-apart relation for reception and movement therethrough of a thread or the like. l i u 2. A device as specified, including a ring arcuate in cr( ,s section to provide neled guide, a plurality of overlapping hooks on said ring forming loops to receive a thread, said thread moving upon the base of said channel.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

SABINA PENRoD.

Witnesses:

H. R. BANE, ARTHUR BLAKELY.

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Washington, D. C.

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